Al-Qa'ida suspect held trying to enter Iraq

An alleged al-Qa’ida operative said to have close ties to the man believed to have planned the terror attacks of 11 September 2001 has been captured as he tried to enter Iraq, it was revealed yesterday. President George Bush said Hassan Ghul was captured inside Iraq, where he was allegedly helping insurgents organise attacks against US troops. Other officials said Mr Ghul was captured by Kurdish forces as he tried to enter northern Iraq last week and was then handed over to the US authorities. “He was a killer. He was moving money and messages around South Asia and the Middle East. He’s a part of this network of haters that we’re dismantling,” Mr Bush said in Little Rock, Arkansas. “He was captured in Iraq where he was helping al-Qa’ida to put pressure on our troops.” Mr Bush said Mr Ghul reported directly to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged al-Qa’ida operative who US intelligence believes was responsible for planning the attacks on New York and Washington in 2001. He was captured last March in Pakistan and is being interrogated by US officials at an undisclosed location. Full Story

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